No. 25-7166

Kris Briscoe v. Ryan Johnston, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-09
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: access-to-courts appellate-procedure civil-rights equal-protection filing-fees in-forma-pauperis
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Issues of importance beyond the particular facts and parties involved: "Get Niggas " Civil Conspiracy (2023 to 2025).

1. Did the 10th Circuit of Appeals Court, who granted the IFP for the Appeal and recognized that the Plaintiff 's IFP was also approved by another court, error in ordering the Plaintiff/Appellant to make payments towards the Appeals Filling Fee?

2. The Plaintiff filed a valid complaint against the parties involved in her alleged claims, completed the required paperwork, and made it clearthat she was without income and the filing fee was unaffordable. Did the U.S. District Court in Denver, Colorado error in by not granting the IFP?

3. Did the District Court error in dismissing the case?

4. Will you order the 10th Circuit of Appeals Court to remove the requirement to make payments towards an unaffordable filing fee?

5. Will you order the U.S. District Court in Denver, Colorado to grant the IFP?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado erred in denying in forma pauperis status and ordering payment of appellate filing fees despite plaintiff's demonstrated indigency and prior IFP approval

Docket Entries

2025-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 11, 2026)

Attorneys

Kris Briscoe
Kris Briscoe — Petitioner